Basketball
She was the first African-American female to referee in a regular season NBA game in 1997
Who is Violet Palmer?
He was the first African-American to play and coach in the NFL
Who is Frits Pollard?
He broke Babe Ruth's home-run record when he hit his 715th homerun in 1974
Who is Hank Aaron?
The first black tennis organization in the United States
What is American Tennis Association?
She was the first woman to have an athletic shoe named after her
Who is Sheryl Swoopes?
He was the first basketball player to score 100 points in a single game
Who is Wilt Chamberlin?
He is the NFL's all-time leading rusher and won three Superbowls as a member of the Dallas Cowboys during the 1990s
Who is Emmit Smith
He broke baseballs color barrier by becoming the Brooklyn Dodgers first African American baseball player
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Sisters and professional tennis players who are considered two of the most successful in the sport's history
Who are Serena and Venus Williams?
She became the first female to coach a men's pro league team
Who is Stephanie Ready?
She was one of the original players of the WNBA and also the 1st player ever in the league to dunk in a game
Who is Lisa Leslie?
He was the first African-American coach to lead his team to the Super Bowl
Who is Lovie Smith?
He was the first African-American baseball catcher to play for a Major League Baseball team in 1884
Who is Moses Fleetwood "Fleet" Walker?
The first African American to win the men's singles titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and the first African American man to be ranked No. 1 in the world
Who is Arthur Ashe?
She was the first African-American to win an Olympic gold medal in the Winter Games
Who is Vonetta Flowers?
In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN
Who is Michael Jordan?
First African American head coach to lead a team to victory in the Super Bowl
Who is Tony Dungy?
The first African American to hit a home run in Major League Baseball in 1947
Who is Willard Brown
Zina Garrison become the first African American to win a gold medal for the U.S. in tennis in what year?
What is 1988?
He was the first African-American to win the Master's Tournament
Who is Tiger Woods?
He is a five-time NBA Most Valuable Player, twelve-time All-Star, and the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty, winning eleven NBA championships during his thirteen-year career
Who is Bill Russell?
He is the NFL's all-time leader in receptions, yards, and touchdowns, winning 3 Superbowls while playing for the San Francisco 49ers
Who is Jerry Rice?
The first African-American baseball pitcher to win a World Series' game
Who is Joseph "Joe" Black?
Considered the Jackie Robinson of tennis and the first African American female to win a grand slam event
Who is Althea Gibson?
He was the first African American astronaut in space
Who is Guino Bluford?